Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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South Africans develop oil-water separation membrane
Researchers in South Africa have fabricated and tested a nanotube-infused membrane which could be used to treat polluted wastewater such as oil-containing waste from oil & gas operations.
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Florida city breaks ground on brackish RO project
The Florida city of Tarpon Springs broke ground on 25 March 2013 on a 5 MGD (19,000 m³/d) reverse-osmosis Alternative Water Supply Project.
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WateReuse Association develops ERD comparison tool
A spreadsheet tool to evaluate commercially available energy-recovery devices (ERDs) used in desalination or treatment of brackish water, seawater and wastewater effluent has been developed under a WateReuse Association (WRA) project just reported.
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Suez shake-up leaves Debon in charge of Degrémont
French desalination and water/wastewater contractor Degrémont is part of a reshuffle within parent company Suez Environnement that divides all operating activities under four deputy CEOs.
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LiqTech ties up oil & gas agreement with FMC
Denmark’s LiqTech International Inc announced on 25 March 2013 that it had entered into an agreement with US oilfield equipment and services company FMC Technologies Inc for the use of LiqTech’s silicon-carbide membrane technology for oil & gas applications.
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IDA seeking Journal editor or co-editors
A search is under way by the International Desalination Association (IDA) for a new editor-in-chief or co-editors of the IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse, the association’s respected scholarly publication.
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ZWT wins oil-camp replacement RO plant order in Libya
Three turnkey reverse-osmosis (RO) water treatment plants are to be provided by Zulal Water Technology (ZWT) for the Gialo, Waha and Essider oil camps operated in Libya by Waha Oil Company.
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MottMac named as engineer for Ghubrah IWP
Mott MacDonald of the UK has been named owner’s engineer for the US$ 350 million Ghubrah Independent Water Project (IWP) in Muscat, Oman.
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UK MBR specialist acquired by US filtration group
UK membrane bioreactor company Aquabio Limited was acquired by US industrial filtration specialists Freudenberg group on 1 March 2013.
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Dow collaborates on non-mechanical filter products
Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Ahlstrom Corporation to use the Finnish company’s Disruptor® technology for drinking water applications.